Highway Beautification – Control of Outdoor Advertising, and Control of Junkyards

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration administers the Highway Beautification program (CFDA 20.214), which funds removal and control of outdoor advertising signage and junkyards along highways, though the program has not disbursed grant awards since 2003.

The single recorded grant award in the portfolio dates to September 8, 2003—over twenty years ago—when the Federal Highway Administration obligated funding for statewide removal of signs. No grant awards have been disbursed since that date, and no recent grant opportunities are evident in the current funding cycle. The assistance type underlying the program is Formula Grant, distributed by formula rather than competitive solicitation.

The program is administered solely by the Federal Highway Administration; no other federal agencies co-fund under this Assistance Listing. The 2003 award indicates the program's historical purpose: supporting state-level efforts to remove or control signage and junkyards as part of the broader Highway Beautification Act mandate. However, the absence of award activity for over two decades, combined with the negative obligation value recorded in the 2003 transaction, signals that this program is no longer an active funding source. Organizations seeking federal support for highway beautification, outdoor advertising control, or junkyard removal should verify current funding status directly with the Federal Highway Administration rather than rely on this Assistance Listing as a near-term pursuit opportunity.